“Clear your desks of everything but a pen or pencil.”
“What?” everyone cried, and believe me—I was right along with them. I was not prepared for a quiz!
“Everything!” she said. “Come on, you’re wasting valuable time.”
The room filled with grumbles and the sound of shuffling binders, and when we’d all pretty much complied with her request,
she picked a stack of bright yellow papers off her desk, fanned them with an evil grin, and said, “It’s time to vote for basket boys!”
A wave of relief swept across the room. “Basket boys? You mean it’s not a quiz?”
She ticked through the stack, counting ballots as she spoke.
“It is like a quiz in that I don’t want you conferring with one another. It’s also like a quiz in that you have a limited amount of time.”
She slapped a set of ballots down on the first desk of row one, then went on to the second row.
I will collect them from you individually when the bell rings, and I will inspect to see that you have complied with the following instructions.
She scooted over to row three.Choose five, and only five, of the boys on the list.
Do not put your name on it, and do not discuss your choices with your neighbors.”
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